Department for Education and Skills (Wales)

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The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) (Welsh: Yr Adran Addysg a Sgiliau) is a department of the Welsh Government.

It is responsible for education, training and children's services in Wales under powers devolved from the Department for Children, Schools and Families of the UK government under Schedule 5 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.^[1]

It is headed by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, currently Kirsty Williams.

Ministers

Name & Party		Picture	Entered office	Left office	Government	Notes
	Rosemary Butler AM Labour		1999	2000	Michael	Secretary for Education Tom Middlehurst served as Secretary for Education and Training (Post-16) for the same period.
	Jane Davidson AM Labour		16 October 2000 [2]	6 June 2007	1st Morgan 2nd Morgan	Minister for education and lifelong learning.
	Carwyn Jones AM Labour		6 June 2007 [3]	19 July 2007	3rd Morgan	Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language.
	Jane Hutt AM Labour		19 July 2007 [4]	9 December 2009	4th Morgan	Minister for Education, Children, Lifelong Learning & Skills
	Leighton Andrews AM Labour		10 December 2009	25 June 2013	1st Jones 2nd Jones	Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning (2009-2011) Minister for Education and Skills (2011-2013) (including Welsh Language)
	Huw Lewis AM Labour		26 June 2013	19 May 2016	2nd Jones	Minister for Education and Skills
	Kirsty Williams AM Liberal Democrats		19 May 2016	Incumbent	3rd Jones	Cabinet Secretary for Education

See also

• Education in Wales

References

External links

• Department for Education and Skills website